David Smith

Tenants, Have Your Property Professionally Cleaned

A very large percentage of people are living in rented accommodation up and down the UK. Most of this rental is on short term leases for 6 or 12 months. The tenant has to put down large sums as a deposit before being able to occupy the property. To secure... Read >

Commercial Kitchens and Cleanliness

As one part of our business we are commercial kitchen cleaners and even after all these years of being involved two things still amaze me. The first is how bad some of our kitchens are and the second is the behaviour of the owners of these premises. Now t... Read >

Link Relevance and Google

All the literature, articles, experts and e-zines devoted to Search Engine Optimisation inform us that links to websites are graded as to importance by the page rank of the linking site and the relevance of its content to the content on the other site. Re... Read >

Commercial Cleaners - Part Two of H&S Advice

The first part of this article considered the situation where English was not the first language, this follow on article looks at supervision, training, personal safety and equipment, and your responsibilities with regard to all these. Are you supervis... Read >

H & S Factors For Cleaning Companies

Health and Safety is an absolutely vital factor in the running of a successful Contract Cleaning Company. The Cleaning Industry is recognised as a high-risk area for work related ill health and injury, and regulations are put in place for exactly that rea... Read >

Cleaning Company – Positioning Yourself In The Market Place

Having formed your Commercial Cleaning Services Company one of the most difficult aspects of running it that you will encounter immediately is in getting your quotes correct. Correct from the point of view of the cleaning company in covering all its costs... Read >

House Cleaning

Quite a large number of the Contract Cleaning/Commercial Cleaning Services companies are now offering a service to domestic customers. The type of service they offer is one off spring cleans and or regular weekly cleans. The domestic customer who is able... Read >

Office Cleaning – Advice For The Cleaning Company

For contract cleaning companies office cleaning is the most competitive market to break into. Some organisations change their cleaners on a regular basis, every year or some even every six months because they cannot find a company that will consistently m... Read >

Builders Cleans – A Lucrative Market For Commercial Cleaners

With office cleaning becoming an increasingly competitive market for contract cleaning companies they must diversify or move into a niche market if they wish to continue to grow. One niche market that is not so competitive is that of 'builders clean'. The... Read >

Do It Yourself Website

If you are just starting out in your new business and you decide that a website could be a valuable addition to this business how do you go about getting one up and running? You have two basic options really. Do it yourself or employ an individual or comp... Read >

How To Become a Successful Contract Cleaning Company

If you are considering moving into the contract cleaning or commercial cleaning services market you are entering an extremely competitive arena of business. Not only are you in competition with the 150+ UK wide cleaning companies, there will also be seve... Read >

Natural Stone Flooring – Care And Maintenance

No other floor covering can surpass the beauty of stone flooring whether it is made from marble, granite, limestone, slate or the artificially made terrazzo. They all have a natural beauty that exudes richness. The alternatives; carpets, linoleum, laminat... Read >